The site currently holds data for 293 major cities worldwide, and presents you detailed reports reflecting prices in areas such as Market, Transportation, Utility, Rent Per Month, Buy Apartment Price, Salaries, Restaurants and Financing.

Additionally to comparing, you can view cost of living by countries, see rankings by city, check out property market and cost of living index. Moreover you can contribute to the site and add information for your city.

Features:

• Compare cost of living in different cities.
• Holds data for 293 major cities worldwide.
• Presents detailed reports reflecting pieces in areas such as Transportation, Utility, Rent, Apartment Price, Salaries,Financing… etc
• Includes cost of living calculator.
• View rankings by city and country.
• View property marked index and cost of living index.
• Contribute by adding information for your city.

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• WhatsTheCost: Free Financial Calculators
• SalaryScout
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Using the application easy, simply enter your current city and the city you are planning to move to and hit “Compare” button. It then presents detailed comparison of living costs of two cities side-by-side in 100 categories including taxes, housing, food, utilities and transportation.

Features:

• Cost of living comparison between US cities.
• Comparison is done in 100 categories including housing, utilities, transportation and healthcare costs.
• Free, no sign up needed.
• Supports US cities only.
• Similar tools: CostOfLiving.

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• WhatsTheCost: Free Financial Calculators
• SalaryScout
• PayScale

CostOfLiving is a useful online cost of living comparison tool provided by the CNNMoney magazine, which lets you compare living costs of your current location with any other city in the US. Simply select your current location (city/state) from the list, enter your current salary and press on “Get Result”.

Living costs include groceries, housing, utilities, transportation and healthcare costs and also lets you see a comparable salary in a different city.

Below is a comparison of living costs between Conway, Arizona and Miami, Florida.

Features:

• Salary and cost of living comparison between cities.
• Living costs include groceries, housing, utilities, transportation and healthcare costs.
• View a comparable salary to your current salary in a different city.
• Data is generated from an average of the past four quarters ending March 2009.
• Free, no registration needed.

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The app is pretty straightforward, you simply fill in some information regarding your company and job and in return get to know how much other folks with similar jobs are earning. See ratings, reviews, and salaries for over 11,000 companies.

At the moment most of the data are for IT related jobs, however more data is being added.

In addition to salary numbers the website also provides info on Career Opportunities, Compensation & Benefits, Employee Morale, Recognition & Feedback, Senior Leadership, Work/Life Balance, Fairness & Respect and so on.

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“SalaryScout is a network of users seeking fairness in compensation and benefits. Discover your true value in the marketplace and demand what you’re worth.”

Features:

• Browse through real salaries along with related info (benefits, job details, company info, employee background, etc.)
• Browse salaries by country
• Get feedback by letting others rate and comment on your salary package
• Get customized RSS feeds on salaries that interest you. (i.e. all engineering salaries in New Yok)
• World Wide Salary Map
• Bonus: 60+ salary negotiation sources.

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• Get free report with your comparative salary or hourly rate data
• View up-to 3 profiles with similar job titles
• Check out matching job listings and educational opportunities
• Go to the website to view free demo for FREE and PREMIUM reports

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• CostOfLiving: Salary & Cost Of Living Comparison Tool
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